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An artificial bronchus was successfully grafted to a patient in France 78 years who suffered from lung cancer, a world first that has prevented the complete ablation of the body, today announced the management of public hospitals in Paris.

The operation, conducted on October 28, 2009 by a team of Bobbing Avicenna hospital on the outskirts of Paris, “led not only to remove the cancerous lesion with important safety margins but also prevent the planned complete ablation of lung gesture that implies a very high risk of postoperative mortality, “he said in a statement.

The patient “is doing very well,” said Professor Emmanuel Marti nod, the thorax surgeon who performed the operation vascularity.

Artificial bronchus was performed with a biological tissue (aortic) reinforced by a metal structure inside (stent). Was kept cold in a tissue bank. This process gives the advantage of not requiring anti-rejection drugs, contraindicated in cancer.

The experimental work that enabled the world premiere was performed in the laboratory biosurgical Research headed by Professor Alain Carpenter, was noted.

“Our commitment is based on 10 years of research,” said Professor Marti nod He estimated, however, that “had to be careful” in waiting.

A study of 20 to 30 patients to be launched this month to confirm the first result, which will be published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

People living with HIV would be three times more likely to suffer a stroke (CVA) than those without the AIDS virus, according to a study by U.S. researchers.

According to a study conducted in the United States, although stroke rates in that country declined by 7.2% in 2006 compared to 1997, during the same period increased 67% among persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus HIV and concluded that most of the increase occurred in strokes caused by a blood clot in the brain, known as ischemic strokes, which are the most common.

“In general, strokes in patients with HIV are not common, so the increase is remarkable,” said Dr. Bruce Obviate, University of California at San Diego Healthcare System Veterans Affairs San Diego, whose study was published in the journal Neurology.

According to reports, the team analyzed information on hospital discharge of patients from a nationally representative sample that included people between 1997 and 2006.

Anyway, it was reported that the study does not indicate why stroke rates are increasing among people with HIV / AIDS, but experts said the research period coincides with the expanded use of drugs to treat HIV infection.

As strokes occur more frequently with advanced age, could be influencing that patients with HIV who are taking medication live longer.

However, suffered a stroke during the study tended to have between 50 and 60, an age younger than the one usually associated with strokes. “Therefore, strong cocktail of drugs against HIV would be playing an important role,” said Obviate.

Some studies showed that drugs to treat this virus affect the levels of fat and blood sugar, both of which are closely linked to the stroke, he said.

The scientist said that people with HIV need to take medication against the virus the rest of their lives, so physicians should be aware of the possible risk of stroke and age. In this context, the research team now wants to study more about the relationship between the drugs for this virus and strokes.